With a playoff game on the line, Bagdad rose to the challenge on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the St. David Tigers a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Bagdad, who have now won 15 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nuvia Jauregui was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Jauregui has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Jauregui was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kiah Morris was incredible, firing off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Briah Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On St. David's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gracey Crockett, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, St. David didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bagdad only tossed ten.
Bagdad pushed their record up to 22-3-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. As for St. David, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-4-1.
As of now, neither Bagdad nor St. David have any future games scheduled.
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